If you want to learn Chinese medicine on your own, but lack the basic knowledge of Chinese medicine, we strongly recommend that you start reading the introduction to Chinese medicine. Here, we will provide you with the basic theories of TCM, TCM diagnostic knowledge, TCM internal treatment methods and TCM external treatment. Hopefully, this information will be helpful in your path of self-study of TCM. The road of Chinese medicine is long and wonderful, and I hope that the Chinese medicine introductory column of "Words and Bodies of Chinese Medicine" can always accompany you.
The main way of thinking of traditional Chinese medicine is original thinking, which is a relatively stable mode of thinking and method rooted in traditional Chinese culture, reflecting the essence and characteristics of traditional Chinese medicine. The original thinking of TCM is the soul of the development and progress of TCM. Mastering and applying the original thinking of TCM has important guiding significance and application value for the theoretical system and clinical practice of TCM, and has an extremely important enlightenment and promotion role for scientific research and innovative development in the field of TCM in the contemporary and future future.
The third major original thinking is changeable thinking
Xiao Wang took out the notebook he had prepared in advance and opened it carefully. "Mr. Xie, the third major original thinking of Chinese medicine, I feel that I have not really understood its connotation. Can you tell me about it?"
While answering questions, Mr. Xie kept flipping through the books at hand, looking for more examples to help Xiao Wang understand. "Of course, all kinds of phenomena in nature, including life activities, health and disease, are manifestations of material movement," he said. In the material world, everything is in a universal connection of interaction, participating in an eternal process of movement, change, and development, constantly generating and dying. There are inherent attributes of interrelatedness and mutual opposition between things, and the mutual constraints and interactions between these opposites constitute the most basic connotation of universal connection, and at the same time, they are also the fundamental reason for the self-development of things. ”
Change thinking refers to paying attention to the laws of movement and change of things when observing, analyzing, and studying problems. Traditional Chinese medicine uses this way of thinking to explore the life and health process, as well as the prevention and treatment of disease. This kind of changeable thinking can be reflected in "Zhou Yi". For example, in "Yi Chuan: The Second Resignation", it is pointed out that "Yi Zhi is always not far away, and the Tao is also constantly changing, changing is not dwelling, circulating six voids, up and down impermanence, rigidity and softness are easy, not to be a pawn, but to change." Motion is seen as a form of physical existence, so everything in the universe is in constant motion and change. In this movement change, maintaining a state of harmony becomes key. ”
Perpetual change of changeable thinking
Mr. Xie's tone is gentle and rigorous, and every word is full of love and respect for Chinese medicine. He gently swiped his fingers across each sentence on the page, pointing to the relevant passages as he explained, to help Xiao Wang understand better. He also said: "The essence of life lies in continuous movement, just as Zhu Danxi said in "The Theory of Gezhiyu and Xianghuo", 'natural things continue to move, and human life also continues to move.' 'Constant motion is eternal and absolute, while stillness is ephemeral and relative. Movement is a form of physical existence. The life process of human beings, including growth, prime of life, and aging, fully demonstrates the dynamic changes of life. The meridians of the human organs, essence, qi, blood and fluid are constantly undergoing movement and changes, such as the breathing of the lungs, the beating of the heart, the movement of the spleen, the excretion of the liver, the essence of the kidneys, and the conduction of chemicals in the six intestines, the circulation of qi and blood, and the metabolism of fluids. ”
Mr. Xie went on to explain, "Everything is generated from the process of transformation, and when they reach the extreme point of development, they undergo changes. In this evolution, change can be divided into two stages: the first is the stage of quantitative change development of things from small to large, which is called change, and the second is the stage when things develop to the extreme and undergo qualitative change, which is called transformation. When TCM discusses the ecological world and life activities, it emphasizes that there will be qualitative changes in the process of its occurrence, development and even culmination. In this process, the old disappears and the new arises, all due to changes in movement. ”
"Su Wen: Six Micro Principles of the Great Treatise" says: "The life of things is from the transformation, and the extreme of things is from the change." The change is thin, and the reason for success or failure is also. ”
Xiao Wang listened intently, and a sense of comprehension arose in his heart.
The so-called "machine" in Chinese medicine is the fundamental reason for the change of things, as it is said in "Zhuangzi Zhile": "All things originate from the machine, and everything is attributed to the machine." The movement of qi in and out is called "qi", and the change of mental and emotional will is called "shenji", and qi and spiritual organs have become the basic forms of life activities. The core outline of the occurrence and evolution of a disease is called "pathogenesis". As pointed out in the Preface to the Collection of Materia Medica: "The way to cure a disease is to first explore its root and carefully observe the pathogenesis. "Accurate identification of pathogenesis is essential for diagnosing and treating disease.
"In the course of the disease, TCM focuses on a dynamic perspective and identifies the impact of pathogenic factors on the body through syndrome differentiation and causation. Due to the differences in individual constitutions, there may be different manifestations of the disease. The occurrence, development and prognosis of the disease are in constant movement and change at different stages. All disease changes are the result of the rise and fall of evil and the imbalance of yin and yang. Disorders of the viscera meridians, essence, qi, blood, and fluids, imbalance of qi and organs, and the departure of the gods, the life activities will be abnormal, and even life-threatening. ”
Xiao Wang stared intently at Teacher Xie's expression. His eyes are bright and sharp, revealing a thirst for knowledge. He asked again, "Mr. Xie, can you give an example?"
Teacher Xie nodded and said, "For example, if the external sensation manifests as a cold syndrome, if it is not treated in time, it may be transferred to the internal heat and form the internal heat syndrome, the empirical evidence can also be turned into a false syndrome, and the yin deficiency may affect the yang deficiency over time. Traditional Chinese medicine advocates the prevention and treatment idea of 'curing diseases before they occur', emphasizing the prevention of diseases before they occur, the prevention of changes after existing diseases, and the prevention of recovery after recovery. This is the way to apply a dynamic perspective to deal with the contradiction between health and disease, by regulating the yin and yang of the human body to maintain a dynamic balance of physiological activities. Therefore, it is necessary to constantly pay attention to the new situations and changes that occur in the disease, conduct careful analysis, and flexibly adjust the treatment methods and prescriptions to prevent treatment errors.
Xiao Wang's eyes flashed with excitement, and he began to understand the depth of the concept.
"In the end, the changes of all things in heaven and earth are fundamentally derived from their internal dynamics, as stated in Yi Chuan Zhi Ci I, 'Rigidity and softness push each other to produce change.' Here, rigidity and softness refer to two opposite aspects of nature, two forces, which as a whole encompass yin and yang. The mutual opposition and interaction between yin and yang drives the evolution and development of things. ”
Mr. Xie's voice was even lower, as if he was telling a solemn truth, "The understanding of the process of human life activities and the laws of its movement and change in Chinese medicine is deeply influenced by Zhou Yi. "Su Wen: Yin and Yang should be like the Great Treatise" mentions, "Yin and Yang, the way of heaven and earth, the outline of all things, the parents of change, the origin of life and death, the house of the gods, the cure must be sought from the root." 'The movement of yin and yang complementing each other, opposing and unifying is the law, program, fundamental and internal driving force for the occurrence, development and change of the material world. Therefore, TCM emphasizes the principle of "observing the color and the pulse, first distinguishing yin and yang", and distinguishes the changes of disease syndromes through comprehensive analysis, and proposes to "observe the yin and yang and adjust them for a flat period", which regards the adjustment of yin and yang as the basic principle of treatment and pursues the root of cure. Following the "law in yin and yang" is the way of health preservation, and adapting to the changes of the four seasons is the primary way to maintain health. ”
Attached "Twelve Canons and Rendu Ermai Song Recipes"
Ren Mai Acupoint Song Formula
Twenty-four in the middle of the vein, the perineum lurks in the two underworld,
Before the bone, the middle pole is in, Guan Yuan Shimen Qi seaside,
Yin Jiaoshen Que water, in front of the middle navel in the lower navel,
The upper belly is juque and the dove tail, and the atrium is in the middle of the jade hall,
The purple palace canopy follows Xuanji, and the Tiantu Lianquan bears the pulp end.
督脉穴歌诀
Supervise the pulse in the middle of the line, the twenty-eight acupoints are strong and strong,
Waist Yuyang closed into the door of life, and the central center of the spine was long,
The tendons shrink to the Yang Guiling Platform, and the Shinto body pillar Tao Dao opens,
The big vertebral dumb door is even the wind house, and the brain is strong in the back top row,
Before the top of the meeting, the fontanelle will be on the star court,
The gutter ends on the lips, and the gums are in the gap between the teeth.
Hand Taiyin Lung Meridian Acupoint Song
Hand Taiyin Lung Eleven Acupoints, Zhongfu Yunmen Tianfu Column,
The second time is the chivalrous white ruler, and the second hole is the most lacking in the column,
Through the canal Taiyuan under the fish, it refers to less merchants such as leek leaves.
Hand Yang Ming large intestine meridian acupoint song
Hand Yang Ming acupoint from Shangyang, two and three valley hidden,
Yangxi is partial to the past and warm, and the lower and lower are three miles long,
Quchi's elbow greets five miles, and the arms, shoulders, and bones rise,
Tianding floats abruptly and catches the hair, and finally ends with 20 incense.
Hand less yin heart meridian acupoint song
The hand is less yin and the heart is from the extreme spring, and the green spirit is less than the sea spirit is complete,
Under the door of the Yin Shen Sect in Tongli, Shaofu Shaochong is beside the little finger.
Hand sun small intestine meridian acupoint song
The hand sun passes through the small intestine acupoint, and Shaoze goes to the end of the little finger first,
Between the carpal bones of the front valley and the back stream, the yang valley must be the same as the elderly,
Zhizheng Xiaohai shoulders chastity, and Yu Tianzong is in the wind,
In the middle of the curved shoulder, the skylight is on the sky,
There are nineteen acupoints in this meridian, and there are cheeks into the listening palace.
Hand syncope yin pericardial meridian acupoint song
The nine points of the pericardium are near, and the Tianquan Qu Ze is recognized,
Occasionally make the inner pass lose the Great Tomb, and the middle finger of the Lao Palace is exhausted.
Hand Shaoyang Sanjiao meridian acupoint song
Shaoyang Sanjiao from the scriptures, twenty-three points from the passing,
Zhu Yang Chi Li in the liquid gate, and the branch ditch will be Zongfeng,
The three yangs are injected into the four defilements, and they are injected into the cold of the patio.
Eliminate the shoulder acupoints, the sky and the sky will be windy,
The cranial angle of the cranial veins is auricular door, and the upper line of the hip is empty.
Foot Taiyin and Spleen meridian acupoint songs
The foot is too yin and the spleen is from the thumb of the foot, and the hidden white first starts from the inside,
Most of the capital Taibai step-grandson, Shangqiu went straight to the three yin sex,
Leaking valley machine Yinling Spring, in front of the blood sea Kei Gate,
The abdomen of the house is big and horizontal, and the abdomen mourns and eats Dou Tianxilian,
Zhou Rong is full of chests, and the twenty-one acupoints are too yin.
Zuyang Ming stomach meridian acupoint song
Forty-five acupuncture points are full of yangming, and the four white giant beard scriptures are weeping,
The ground cang, the cheek car, the next juncture to the people,
The water bursts into the gas house and the lack of basins, and the gas house is searching,
The middle and lower milk roots of the window milk are not allowed to bear the beam door,
Close the door Taiyi slippery meat, Tianshu Wailing Dajuli,
The return of the waterway is angry, and the rabbit goes to the yin city,
Liangqiu's nose is three miles, and the bottom of the mouth is huge,
There is Fenglong under the huge void, and the river is chongyang and the valley is the same,
The inner courtyard is strong against the Yangming acupoint, and the end of the big toe and the second toe ends.
Foot less yin and kidney meridians and acupoints
Twenty-seven yin and kidneys, and the spring is obedient and the sea comes out,
Taixi bell even water spring, re-slip to build a letter to build Binli,
The horizontal bones of the yin valley tend to be bigger, and the air pockets are full of injections.
Yu Shang Qu Shiguan squatting, Yin Du Tonggu pylorus straight,
The god of the corridor sealed the spiritual ruins, and the god hid Yuzhong Yufu.
Foot Sun Bladder Meridian Acupoint Song
Sixty-seven sun meridians, eyes are bright and bamboo,
The eyebrows are straight up, and the five places are connected to the sky.
Luo but the jade pillow on the side of the pillar of heaven, the big wind gate leads the lungs,
Yin heart, diaphragm, liver and gall bladder, spleen and stomach, three coke kidneys, Yu Ci,
Qi Daguan small arms are white, and the upper and lower hips are in the middle and back,
Hui Yang must be taken next to the next jiri, and there are attached points in the three lines,
The soul of the house and the temple of the gods, the door of the soul is closed,
Yang Gang Yishe and stomach warehouse, the door of the Zhi room even the cell,
The rank side supports the Yinmen acupoint, and the floating side is the Yang,
The committee went to the lower Heyang, and the reinforcement and the mountain were second-long,
Flying tarsus sun to Kunlun, servant Shen vein through the Golden Gate,
The Jing bone bundle bone is close to the valley, and the outer side of the little toe is found to the yin.
Foot less yang gallbladder meridian acupoint songs
Foot Shaoyang meridian pupil hair, forty-four acupoints travel,
Listening to the meeting, the jaw is disgusted, the skull is suspended, and the sideburns are curled,
Rate Gu Tianchong floats white times, and the yin is full of bones,
Yang Bai wept and opened his eyes, and his mind was empty,
Fengchi shoulders well abyss armpits long, tendons said Yuejingmen Township,
With the pulse of the five pivots of the Tao continued, the ring jumped in the city,
Yangguan Yangling Fuyangjiao, Waiqiu Guangming Yangfu Gao,
The ruins of the hanging bell mound are full of weeping, and the five heroes of the earth are closed.
Foot syncope, yin, liver, meridian and acupoint songs
Foot syncope Yin Sutra 14, Da Dun line Tai Chong is,
Zhongfeng Ligou with Zhongdu, knee Guan Ququan Yin Bao times,
Wuli Yin Lian is in a hurry, and the chapter door is in the late stage.